Oregon Field Guide"Metro Special"
The Field Guide presents a special on the Metropolitan Regional Planning Agency, examining its operation and the controversies surrounding it. One of the agency's critical roles is to help manage growth and avoid sprawl.G

12:30 am

Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope"The Many Faces of Los Cabos, Mexico"
Los Cabos is actually two resorts: Cabo San Lucas, at the tip of the Baja California peninsula, and San Jose del Cabo, 23 miles north along the coast. Joseph covers both and the sea that binds them - the Sea of Cortez - on his Los Cabos, Mexico adventure. Activities include whale watching and seaside dining, hiking through the desert to hidden waterfalls and swimming with dolphins. D

1:00 am

How to Travel The World for Free"No Dinero - Mucho Problemo"
The travel without money takes Wigge trough Costa Rica, Panama and Columbia, where living and traveling without money is particularly difficult. In Peru, he visits the Inca town of Machu Picchu free of charge as a load carrier. Now he suffers from a streak of bad luck. D

1:30 am

Art Wolfe's Travels to the Edge"Alaska: Katmai Coast"
The largest intact stretch of uninhabited coastline left in North America also has the world's largest population of grizzly bears. Joining bear biologists, Wolfe captures a fresh look at grizzly behavior.G

2:00 am

Thick Dark Fog
Walter Littlemoon attended a federal Indian boarding school in South Dakota sixty years ago. The mission of many of these schools in 1950, was still to "kill the Indian and save the man." The children were not allowed to be Indians - to speak their language or express their culture or native identity in any way at the risk of being severely beaten, humiliated or abused. D

3:00 am

Outdoor Idaho"Climbing Idaho"
Today's rock-climbing enthusiasts support climbing gyms, clubs and advocacy groups - no longer the exclusive band of wanderers of just a few decades ago. The heights they achieve throughout the state require skills, levels of expertise, techniques and climbing methods as varied as the state's terrain. Cameras follow as they seek to conquer nature's rock walls.G

Sesame Street"Fetch The Letter I"
Telly and Elmo are sitting at a table building letters with their new "Letter of the Day" kit. They use one long piece and two little pieces to make the letter "I". Elmo and Telly imagine things that begin with the letter "I" such as igloo, insect, and iguana. D

5:00 am

Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood"Calm for Storytime/Calm at the Clock Factory"
Calm for Storytime: The children are going to the Neighborhood Library for story time and all the excitement has made them feel a bit silly. Prince Wednesday has a hard time getting calm for the library, but discovers that there are times to be calm and times when it's more than okay to be silly. Calm at the Clock Factory: Daniel and his friends are visiting Dad Tiger's Clock Factory. D

Earthflight, A Nature Special Presentation"Asia and Australia"
Japanese cranes dance in the snow, swallows and swifts visit the Forbidden City, lorikeets, and cockatoos and budgies form giant flocks in Australia. Then pigeons guide viewers through India, and geese fly above the Himalayas. Part 5 of 6G

7:00 am

Rick Steves' Europe"Rome: Baroque Brilliance"
Rick finds a city busy with life and bursting with Baroque. He rambles through the heart of Rome admiring Bernini statues and pondering sunbeams inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. Then he mingles with modern Romans during an early-evening stroll before dinner. He joins locals after dark at the Eternal City's most romantic nightspots.G

7:30 am

Rudy Maxa's World"South Africa: Safari"
Rudy experiences the wildlife of South Africa - lions, giraffes, elephants and dozens of other animals in their natural habitat. Wildlife photographer Joe Pontecorvo films this episode to bring the excitement of the wild into the living room.G

8:00 am

The Desert Speaks"Peru's Amazon Desert"
Follow host David Yetman and his brother, geologist Dick Yetman, as they descend from 10,000 feet in the Andes Mountains into the heart of the Amazon Desert. Travel by 4x4 down a treacherous one way road through a cloud covered forest. This area hosts hillside agricultural civilizations that continue to harvest the land much as their ancestors have done for hundreds of years. D

8:30 am

Ciao Italia"From The Sea/Del Mare"
Mary Ann's "gone fishing" once again, and this time it's the deep blue in search of succulent swordfish for her marinated, grilled Swordfish Skewers. Then it's off to Italy's Amalfi coast to savor her classic, spicy, tomato-simmering Shrimp Amalfi-Style. D

9:00 am

Expeditions with Patrick McMillan"Grassy Balds, The Heart of Roan"
In this episode, McMillan explores one of nature's greatest riddles: Roan Mountain's grassy balds, vast treeless grasslands home to several rare and endangered species. D

9:30 am

Ciao Italia"White Asparagus/Asparagi Bianchi"
Mary Ann takes a good, long look at this elegant white vegetable before creating a spring-fresh Cream of Asparagus Soup, a crisp White Asparagus Salad, and an Italian favorite, Asparagus, Bassano del Grappo-style, topped with a rich, buttery egg sauce. One look at this snow-white gift from the garden and you'll be green with envy. D

GardenSMART
Attracting wildlife to our gardens seems a noble endeavor but one that often is quite elusive. Join us as GardenSMART visits a husband and wife team that successfully creates beautiful gardens that are wildlife magnets. Tune in to see how they do it. D

11:00 am

Infinity Hall Live"Aimee Mann"
Singer-songwriter Aimee Mann performs with bassist Paul Bryan, keyboardist Jamie Edwards, and drummer Sebastian Aymanns. Before launching into "High on Sunday 51" from her 2002 release Lost in Space, Mann welcomes the audience with her unique sense of humor. "Let me cheer you up with some songs of depression, heartache and dysfunction," she says. D

Dinosaur Train"Dinosaur Big City, Pt. 1/Dinosaur Big City, Pt. 2"
Dinosaur Big City Part I - Buddy and the Pteranodon family begin their journey on the Dinosaur Train, gathering all their Theropod friends together to travel to a really big Theropod Club Convention which is being held in Laramidia, the "Dinosaur Big City"! Dinosaur Big City Part II - The Pteranodon family continues their journey to the Theropod Convention in Laramidia, the Dinosaur Big City! Among the Theropod dinosaurs that ride the Train with them is King Cryolophosaurus, who sings his songs "Big Ol' Whistle-Stop Rock-n-Roll Dinosaur Tour" and "Whole Lotta Theropods"!. D

WordGirl"Return of the Reprise of Lady Redundant Woman/A Simple Plan"
Return of the Reprise of Lady Redundant Woman - Lady Redundant Woman has escaped from jail and she has her eyes set on being crowned the belle of the Triple Dip ball. WordGirl must find a way to stop her and her copies before they steal all of the elegant dresses, fancy necklaces and stylish shoes in the city. A Simple Plan - After a slew of failed (and complicated) robberies Dr. Two-Brains decides to go back to basics and just steal cheese from the grocery store. D

3:00 pm

Wyland's Art Studio"Dolphin Laugh"
Wyland demonstrates two interpretations of form through his depiction of a bottlenose dolphin against a water element. D

3:30 pm

Chefs A' Field"Blueberry Bombshells"
Exploding Oregon Blueberries Blast the Taste Buds. Chef Vitaly Paley: Paley's Place - Portland, OR World-renowned Portland, Oregon, chef Vitaly Paley is a James Beard Foundation Award winner whose menu is inspired by the bounty of the Pacific Northwest. In search of the perfect berry, he lands in a blueberry patch where frolicking farm kids explain how to pick the prized fruit. D

4:00 pm

Sisters
SISTERS is a one-hour documentary that takes the audience into the life stories of five American nuns. It is a film about faith and hope, love and death, seen through the eyes of five women who have committed everything to the service of others in the deepest way. Their stories are told in the honest words and actions of the women themselves. D

NOVA"Inside The Megastorm"
NOVA presents a moment-by-moment guide through Hurricane Sandy, its impact and the future of storm protection. Through first-person accounts from survivors and from experts and scientists, the program gives scientific context to a new breed of storm.G

7:00 pm

Curiosity Quest Goes Green"Wild Bird Rescue"
In this episode of Curiosity Quest Goes Green, Joel Greene learns the importance of rescuing wild birds. Greene visits a wildlife bird center in the Florida Keys to meet many exotic birds and to explore the reasons why some of them need to be rescued, rehabbed and released back into the wild. You won't want to miss this colorful and sometimes loud experience!. D

7:30 pm

EcoSense for Living"Children & Nature"
Remember how kids used to play outside every day, running thorough the neighborhood until sunset? In this episode of EcoSense for Living we explore "nature deficit disorder," a term coined by Richard Louv (author, Last Child in the Woods), to describe the physical, mental, and emotional effects that children suffer when they lose contact with nature. Richard pinpoints how we came to be a nation separated from the natural world and how we can reverse it. We'll also hike with psychologist, Dr. David Busch, who uses nature therapy to help kids with ADD and ADHD. D

8:00 pm

Scientific American Frontiers"Beneath The Sea"
Ocean explorer Robert Ballard shows Alan Alda new technologies and research techniques that are revealing undersea secrets. Alda visits Ballard's Institute for Exploration, tests out the interiors of exploration vessels and takes a virtual underwater trip through a remotely-operated vehicle (ROV).G

9:00 pm

Moving with Grace
Like many baby boomers, former NBC anchor Stone Phillips and his siblings found themselves caring for their aging parents. Phillips produced and shot this moving film, which depicts the tough decisions his family must make.G

10:00 pm

NOVA"Inside The Megastorm"
NOVA presents a moment-by-moment guide through Hurricane Sandy, its impact and the future of storm protection. Through first-person accounts from survivors and from experts and scientists, the program gives scientific context to a new breed of storm.G

11:00 pm

Curiosity Quest Goes Green"Wild Bird Rescue"
In this episode of Curiosity Quest Goes Green, Joel Greene learns the importance of rescuing wild birds. Greene visits a wildlife bird center in the Florida Keys to meet many exotic birds and to explore the reasons why some of them need to be rescued, rehabbed and released back into the wild. You won't want to miss this colorful and sometimes loud experience!. D

11:30 pm

EcoSense for Living"Children & Nature"
Remember how kids used to play outside every day, running thorough the neighborhood until sunset? In this episode of EcoSense for Living we explore "nature deficit disorder," a term coined by Richard Louv (author, Last Child in the Woods), to describe the physical, mental, and emotional effects that children suffer when they lose contact with nature. Richard pinpoints how we came to be a nation separated from the natural world and how we can reverse it. We'll also hike with psychologist, Dr. David Busch, who uses nature therapy to help kids with ADD and ADHD. D